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May 18, 2011 7:30 am

Try our meaty haunches!

Why are beauty salon names so often bad puns?

Hair’s What’s Happening, The Mane Event, American Hairlines,  From Hair to Eternity, Head Hunters, The Hairport, A Cut Above, Simply Hair-resistible,…we could go on and on.   Consider the establishment mentioned in the title, a combination hair salon and all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant.

Do students brainstorm new names as they perfect the art of the Jheri Curl?  Are hair stylists cornier than everyone else?   Why should they have all the fun?

It’s about time other industries got in on the action. 

I’ve started things off with a few suggestions.  The business names and industries have been scrambled to make it more challenging.  Can you match them up? 

Beware; there may be more than one correct answer.

1. The Right Stuff                              a.  Rand McNally outlet store
2. The Grass is Greener                    b. Electrical contractor
3. Up In Smoke                                  c.  Columnist
4. See You Later Alligator               d.  First National Bank of Warsaw
5. The Rite Stuff                                 e.  Snow machine manufacturer
6. Out On A Limb                               f.  Proctology practice
7. Trunk Show                                   g.  Airplane manufacturers
8. The White Stuff                              h. Optometrist
9. Pity Party                                       i.  Movers
10. Pushing Up Daisies                        j.  Religious supplies
11. Up Periscope                                 k.  Pool supplies
12. The Write Stuff                              l.  Prosthetic manufacturer
13. Jeepers Creepers                         m.  Taxidermist
14. The White Stuff                             n.  Medical marijuana
15. Must Give Us Paws                      o.  NASCAR pit crew
16. Ex-Lax                                            p.  Cocaine dealer
17. Atlas Shrugged                              q. Reptile petting zoo
18. The Wright Stuff                            r.  Shakespearean theater for dogs
19. Right Here In River City               s. Tree trimming service
20. The Pole Vault                                t. Lawn service
21. The Bright Stuff                             u. Florist (specializing in funeral arrangements)

Disclaimer:  The above names are assumed to be original.  Any similarity to any business, living or dead, is either sheer coincidence, or is the fault of my unconscious mind committing plagiarism without my knowledge or consent.

The author welcomes wince-worthy additions to this list.

Posted by pegoleg

Categories: General Ramblings

Tags: business, hair salons, humor, life, musings, postaweek2011, puns, writing

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18 Responses to “Curl Up & Dye You Gravy Sucking Pig”

1. The title of this post was so “special” that I almost decided not to read it. Then I saw the photo and I really didn’t want to read it, but I couldn’t help myself. I recommend avoiding hair salons that have the word “barn” in the title, e.g., Susie’s Beauty Barn. It can’t be a good thing.

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   By bigsheepcommunications on May 18, 2011 at 7:41 am

   1. “Barn” does strike me as an odd choice for a beauty emporium, unless one is hooved.

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      By pegoleg on May 18, 2011 at 8:45 am

2. Hair Sculpturing – The Braidy Bunch

   The other day I passed a billboard the said “Dr. Lamey – Chiropractor”.

   Your business quiz was quite clever.

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   By bobcb518 on May 18, 2011 at 7:57 am

   1. Thanks – I’ll add the Braidy Bunch to the list!

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      By pegoleg on May 18, 2011 at 8:41 am

3. How about “Ain’t nothin but the reel thing, baby” for a bait shop.

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   By Al on May 18, 2011 at 8:11 am

   1. Good one! Or a movie rental place.

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      By pegoleg on May 18, 2011 at 8:41 am

4. Hilarious!! Up till now my faves have been “Hair 911” and “Happy Nail,” my daughter’s nail salon in DC. We figure they just manicure one nail.

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   By reelingintheyears.wordpress.com on May 18, 2011 at 8:46 am

   1. When your daughter leaves there, is only one of her nails happy? Are the owners maybe, just a remote possibility, not American born?

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      By pegoleg on May 18, 2011 at 9:04 am

5. Fun post, Peggy…we have “Hairacy’s” and “Micheline’s Mane Station” here (which reminds me…this “gravy sucking pig” needs a dye job).

   I had a terrible time with the quiz! Favourites were “The Pole Vault” and “Atlas Shrugged” (which I think I matched with the correct type of business!).

   Wendy

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   By writerwoman61 on May 18, 2011 at 9:25 am

   1. “Hairacy’s” is quite clever, but I bet they get a lot of “I don’t get it??”

      Save your quiz to be passed in at the end of class.

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      By pegoleg on May 18, 2011 at 9:47 am

6. A chiropractor could call his business…The Lumbar Yard.

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   By John Hunsinger on May 18, 2011 at 8:57 pm

   1. Teeheehee

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      By pegoleg on May 19, 2011 at 8:36 am

7. How about “Hairacy,” “Curl Up and Dye,” or “Hairs to You!” for a clipping emporium??

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   By Libertarian on May 18, 2011 at 9:35 pm

   1. I’ll add Hairs to You to the list!

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      By pegoleg on May 19, 2011 at 8:40 am

8. Oops… I guess Curl Up & Dye was already used – in the headline, duh!! They must have clipped a little to much off last time I was in the shop!!

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   By Libertarian on May 18, 2011 at 9:36 pm

9. Hey, “A Little Off The Top” combination hairstylist/lobotomist!

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   By pegoleg on May 19, 2011 at 8:40 am

10. I figure it’s a matter of sanity. If you’re a barber/stylist and you don’t have any customers at the moment, there’s probably not much for you to do. I mean, once you sweep the floors and sterilize the clippers, all you can do is imagine what YOUR salon would be called.

    I am a big fan of puns though, bad ones and the uh… worse ones (are there good puns?), and also of haircutters, so my theorizing should be taken with a grain of salt.

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    By shenanitim on May 20, 2011 at 12:22 am

    1. So stylists just have more time on their hands than other professions? Interesting. I, too, am a fan of bad puns, but it’s not something I usually admit. Seems to be some shame attached to the admission.

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       By pegoleg on May 20, 2011 at 8:49 am

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